Mahomet Daily

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ track and field squad won team honors on Saturday (May 13) in the 17-school El Paso/Gridley Last Chance Open. The Bulldogs amassed 161 points. Runner-up Ridgeview totaled 87 points. M-S had five individual winners to go with victories from two of its relays. Unlike traditional […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball team made history on Saturday (May 13) with a 4-0 Apollo Conference win at Mount Zion. Blake Wolters fired a seven-inning no-hitter. It was his school-record third as a senior and the fifth by M-S pitchers this spring, which ties an all-time IHSA state record. […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour qualified individuals for the Class 2A girls’ track and field state meet in six events and one relay during the Rantoul Class 2A Sectional on Thursday (May 11). Freshman Madalyn Marx led the way for the Bulldogs. She advanced in the 200 meters (second in a […]

By NIKA SCHOOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A measure that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes inside of public buildings in Illinois  needs only a signature from Gov. JB Pritzker to become law after it received final approval from lawmakers this week. House Bill 1540 passed the Senate on a 42-11 […]

Coastal Carolina recruit Robert Byron won the Apollo Conference Championship title in the discus and shot put. He threw 148 feet in the discus competition, winning by 18 feet, 4 inches. He threw 46 feet in the shot put. A week earlier, the Mahomet-Seymour senior tossed the discus 160 feet, […]

By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers are considering creating a grant program that would send state dollars to grocers in Illinois communities that have few options for buying food. Senate Bill 850 would direct the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or DCEO, to establish the “Grocery Initiative,” […]

By Emilia Barajas As a society, I believe we fail to recognize how powerful negative and or positive terminology can be. As I conducted my research on domestic violence and body image I noticed that a big factor in both topics is terminology. With this in mind, something important to […]

By Fred Kroner In its home-opener on Tuesday (May 2) at the Illini Grove Tennis Court the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ tennis team won every match in straight sets against Taylorville and recorded a 9-0 victory. The M-S singles’ winners were Hayden Mitchell (No. 1), Quade Bristle (No.2), Jack Louis (No. 3), […]

By Fred Kroner Seniors Abby Bunting and Janel Straub accounted for the lone Mahomet-Seymour goal on Tuesday (May 9) as the Bulldogs secured a 1-1 tie against Normal Community in a girls’ soccer match at Middletown Field. Bunting’s goal opened the second-half scoring and kept M-S in the lead until […]

By Fred Kroner After allowing four runs in the top of the seventh inning to fall behind, Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team rallied for an 11-10 win at home over Monticello on Tuesday (May 9) in a Senior Game contest. The walk-off win occurred when Madelyn Logsdon delivered a two-out hit to […]